Natural Opportunities
We often guage our spiritual growth and maturity by our church attendance and by how much we give of our time and money. But let’s take our maturing process to another dimension… Since you will spend 37% of your waking life at work, how would you guage spiritual growth at the workplace? Our companies don’t provide us ministry opportunities in which we can involve ourselves, like our church does. And except for break times, we have very little down time at work to do much of anything else. When people initially hear about FCAP, they often tell us “…This is another thing to add to my schedule…I don’t have time!” Actually that is not what FCAP wants people to think. Yes, some people in FCAP take on more responsibility to encourage and support others. But ministry in FCAP is about God’s people making the most of the natural opportunities they have to live out their Christian faith in God while on the job. With all the challenges at the workplace, opportunities to grow in the Lord are plenty! (PMC) Consider: “Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.” (Colossians 4:5) “…Take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:17-18).
This thought was written by Paul M. Curtas, General Director of FCAP.
So real was the resurrection of Christ in history, that Christians proclaimed their faith in Christ could be validated or falsified on whether or not Jesus actually resurrected from the dead three days later 
There are two ways through which Satan will cleverly try to ruin your work and professional life. Either he will lead you to believe that work is only a necessary evil you must put up with… and being negligent and sloppy in your work is not so bad. Or he will lead you to believe that the epitome of your work is found in achieving professional goals that will make you proud to the point of becoming conceited. Both place extreme focus only on self, and neither one of them gives credit to God in the way work is performed or by what is achieved through it. Beware of anyone who talks about being spiritual at work but downplays the importance of diligence and excellence in their work. Also be careful of anyone who promises you success through their techniques, while giving little or no recognition to the Lord of the workplace. Our work will find its greatest meaning and be most rewarding as we… “Do all for the glory of God” 
The Chicago Fellowship meeting held on April 3 at O’Hare International Airport proved to be a wonderful time with 6 Flight Attendants representing Eastern, United, American Airlines and Sky West (3 active and 3 retired). Our Office/Ministry Manager, Jenni Ashmore, flew up to help facilitate this meeting and was so blessed by her time there. The group prayed and chatted about FCAP and the long history of meetings held there in the past and how those present at this meeting could be used of God in the present in our mission field in the airlines and aviation industry. They have all agreed to stay in touch. Please join with FCAP staff and leadership in lifting them up in prayer, asking the Holy Spirit will work in and through them to revitalize the Chicagoland Fellowship.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ penetrates the most difficult barrier, that of a hardened heart. It conquers the darkest dominion, that of shame, hatred and death. When faced with the Gospel of Christ, it will bring a person to their knees, not to dreadfully enslave them, but humbly free them to serve out of gratitude and love. Religion, philosophy and political systems strive to alter human behavior. However, the Gospel of Christ is God’s powerful work of transforming a person’s life from the inside to the out